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... knew the awful power Of Beadles , in the legal hour ; Still bore his back the cruel dint Of many a sheriff's redden'd print ; Nor had his ancles gain'd the skin They lost when last the stocks within ; Nor had his arms recover'd sound ...
... knew the awful power Of Beadles , in the legal hour ; Still bore his back the cruel dint Of many a sheriff's redden'd print ; Nor had his ancles gain'd the skin They lost when last the stocks within ; Nor had his arms recover'd sound ...
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... knew . By chance , or heaven - directed , led , The village pastor chanc'd to stroll Across his path , and heard with dread The stern effusions of his soul ; Still from each mutter'd broken word Strong indignation was inferr'd ; Some ...
... knew . By chance , or heaven - directed , led , The village pastor chanc'd to stroll Across his path , and heard with dread The stern effusions of his soul ; Still from each mutter'd broken word Strong indignation was inferr'd ; Some ...
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... knew an earthly powder box , Yet some infernal hand had strown A silvery whiteness round his crown ; And though , upon this nether world , No hand of man those locks had curl'd , They had the real serpent twine That deck'd Medusa's head ...
... knew an earthly powder box , Yet some infernal hand had strown A silvery whiteness round his crown ; And though , upon this nether world , No hand of man those locks had curl'd , They had the real serpent twine That deck'd Medusa's head ...
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... knew the plank to trace , Where frequent feet had scoop'd the place ; No visitor his prison cheer'd , No prospect of escape appear'd ; His only pastime was to scrach , With rusty nail , the usual notch , Imprinted , with soul - troubled ...
... knew the plank to trace , Where frequent feet had scoop'd the place ; No visitor his prison cheer'd , No prospect of escape appear'd ; His only pastime was to scrach , With rusty nail , the usual notch , Imprinted , with soul - troubled ...
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... the judge applied ; And then , in accents deep and low , His voice pronounc'd the culprit's woe ; For inasmuch the fine to pay The culprit knew no certain way , He must the sentence sad announce That statutes in such 42 THE SORCERESS ,
... the judge applied ; And then , in accents deep and low , His voice pronounc'd the culprit's woe ; For inasmuch the fine to pay The culprit knew no certain way , He must the sentence sad announce That statutes in such 42 THE SORCERESS ,
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ancient Appollonius band beadle Beelzebub beneath bestown betray'd bones broomstick CANTO FOURTH CANTO SECOND CANTO THIRD catnip Charles N church cloven hoof combin'd cord crime curl'd dæmon dark darksome death delay'd display'd doom'd door drew drum e'er earth earthly END OF CANTO familiar spirit fearful fiend fix'd flame Flash'd foes Full gallows gibbet grac'd green hand hare-lip heart heaven hempen holy hour husking itches King Lear knew Lapland lonely luckless wanderer lurid magical square maid Manso matron sage morning mortal mystic mystic tale Ne'er never New-England night nose NOTES TO CANTO o'er onward parson pass'd pins rabble round ruin Sabbath sable SALEM DELIVERED Scarce scene seem'd seen shade sheriff skin SORCERESS sorcery soul spirit spot stone strange stream Stretch'd swung Tasso Taunton terror thee town trembling Twas unhallow'd village whipping post wild Witalpie's witchcraft witches wizard
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Page iv - And also to the act, entitled, " An act supplementary to an act, entitled, ' An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints.
Page 98 - Manso endeavoured in vain to persuade his friend that the whole was the illusion of a disturbed imagination ; but the latter was strenuous in maintaining the reality of what he asserted; and, to convince Manso, desired him to be present at one of these mysterious conversations.
Page iv - Congress of the United States, entitled "an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned." And also to an act entitled "an act supplementary to an act entitled an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the...
Page iv - District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " THE CHILD'S BOTANY," In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Page 98 - Manso heard him with surprise ; he looked, but saw nothing except the sunbeams darting through the window : he cast his eyes all over the room, but could perceive nothing, and was just going to ask where the pretended spirit was, when he heard Tasso speak with great earnestness, sometimes putting questions to the spirit...
Page 104 - I shall therefore conclude my letter with the several remarks on the other parts of the body, as far as I could learn, them from this prophetic family : for as I was a relation, you know, they had less reserve. " If the head itches, it is a sign of rain. If the head aches, it is a profitable pain. If you have the toothache, you don't love true.
Page 99 - Manso, asked him if his doubts were removed. Manso was more amazed than ever ; he scarce knew what to think of his friend's situation, and waved any further conversation on the subject.
Page 104 - If your nose itches, you will shake hands with or kiss a fool, drink a glass of wine, run against a cuckold's door, or miss them all four. If your right ear or cheek burns, your left friends are talking of you ; if your left, your right friends are talking of you. If your elbow itches, you will change your bedfellow. If your right hand itches, you will pay away money ; if your left, you will receive some.
Page 104 - ... them all four. If your right ear or cheek burns, your left friends are talking of you; if your left, your right friends are talking of you. If your elbow itches you will change your bed-fellow. If your right hand itches you will pay away money; if your left, you will receive. If your stomach itches, you will eat pudding. If your back itches, butter will be cheap when grass grows there. If your side itches, somebody is wishing for you. If your gartering place itches, you will go to a strange place....
Page 110 - ... since the preaching of Christianity among them, the acts and sufferings of our Saviour and his apostles are often added among the rest. All these figures are separated by lines into three regions or clusters. There is, besides these part? of the drum, an index and a hammer. The index is a bundle of brass or iron rings, the biggest of which has a hole in its middle« and the smaller ones are hung to it.